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On the basis of the South Ural Research Institute of Horticulture and Potato Growing, many new varieties of vegetables and fruits have been bred. One of the assets of the Institute is Bazhovskaya honeysuckle. They named the variety in honor of the children’s writer Pavel Bazhov. Now this culture is at the peak of popularity not only among connoisseurs of the bright taste of fruits, but also among landscape designers.
Description of edible honeysuckle Bazhovskaya
A distinctive sign of the berries of this shrub is a tasting score of 5 points, without bitterness. The average fruit weight is 1,3 g, dark blue. The shape of the berries resembles barrels with a characteristic bloom for this plant family.
The bush itself has the following characteristics:
- Spreading.
- Shoots are curved.
- Winter hardy.
- Cross pollinated.
- Fast-growing, bears fruit 1,5 months after flowering.
- The yield is low, up to 1,5 kg.
- Winter and drought resistant.
Young branches are dark green with purple hues. Leaves are lanceolate, large. Fruiting occurs in 3-4 years. The height of the Bazhovsky honeysuckle bush reaches 1,8-2 meters.
Honeysuckle berries are barrel-shaped and have a characteristic dark blue color.
Planting and caring for honeysuckle Bazhovskaya
Planting is best tolerated by plants with a closed root system. The roots of honeysuckle bushes Bazhovskaya emit a huge amount of biologically active substances, so you can grow gooseberries and black currants nearby. Stone fruit and pome crops grow well together.
There are no special conditions for caring for the plant, it is periodically watered, fed and preventive pruning is done.
Terms of planting
The ideal time for planting Bazhovskaya honeysuckle is after the snow has melted, during the swelling of the buds. If you missed this moment, then it is better to transfer the landing to autumn, when the dormant phase begins. Before frost begins, the roots of honeysuckle seedlings should take root. This period falls on the last decade of September.
The closed root system of honeysuckle allows them to be planted in the autumn or spring season. Plants with an open root system are more whimsical, so it is better to plant them in the fall, since in spring it will be difficult for the plant to simultaneously increase the root mass and develop the crown, which in most cases leads to the death of honeysuckle.
The plant is completely maintenance-free.
Selection and preparation of the landing site
Honeysuckle Bazhovskaya is an unpretentious culture, but it cannot be completely ignored. Bushes are planted in areas where the soil warms up well, there is no draft.
There are practically no special requirements for the soil, the main thing is that it should not be sandy and swampy. If the soil is acidic, then before planting, about a month in advance, it should be limed.
Rules of landing
Honeysuckle Bazhovskaya is planted at a distance of 1,5-2 m from each other. The row spacing should be from 2 to 2,5 m. If this rule is not observed, the bushes will join together as they grow, and the yield will decrease. Before planting, the entire area must be cleared of weeds.
Preparation and landing:
- First, you should dig a hole 50X60 cm in size, for several plants you can make a trench 5-7 days before planting.
- It is desirable to lay out a drainage layer at the bottom, which can be broken brick, expanded clay or crushed stone.
- Then apply fertilizer.
- Make an earthen mound and deepen the root collar 4-5 cm below ground level.
- Compact the soil.
- Make a watering roller 15 cm high.
- Plentifully water each bush with water (1,5-2 buckets).
- Lay out the trunk circle with mulch.
For fertilizer, make a mixture of humus, wood ash, or use Agrovitkor ready-made. To improve moisture capacity, the addition of vermiculate is allowed.
Before planting seedlings with an open root system, they are carefully inspected. All broken branches are cut off, and the roots are shortened to 30 cm. Before planting, it is advisable to immerse them in a bucket of earthen mash.
Seedlings with a closed root system can be planted in autumn and spring
Watering and feeding
Bazhovskaya honeysuckle should be watered as the top layer of the earth dries up. From May to June, about 4-6 irrigations are carried out. If the moisture evaporates quickly, then the soil is mulched.
Fertilizers are applied 3 times during the season:
- During the flowering period, around April, you need to make a mixture of ammonium nitrate and urea.
- During the ripening of honeysuckle fruits, in July they fertilize with nitrophos or slurry.
- After picking berries, potassium salt or superphosphate is added in September.
During the season, it is recommended to mulch 2-3 times. It can be humus or peat.
Every 3 years it is recommended to apply organic fertilizers.
Pruning honeysuckle variety Bazhovskaya
Adult honeysuckle bushes Bazhovskaya are subject to regular sanitary pruning. Be sure to remove broken, dried and diseased branches.
To avoid damage to honeysuckle flower buds, the upper young shoots are not touched.
Old plants are allowed to do anti-aging pruning. To do this, the bush is cut at a height of 50 cm from the ground. After 3 years, the bush will fully recover.
To avoid a fungal infection, the shoots are cut to ½ after flowering and a Bordeaux mixture is used for spraying.
Wintering
Honeysuckle Bazhovskaya tolerates frosts down to -30 °C. Therefore, if we are talking about the middle and southern strip of Our Country, then shelter is not required. Without fail, before wintering, the bush is thoroughly watered.
The trunk circle is thoroughly cleaned of debris, fallen leaves and the soil is covered with compost, which will protect against frost.
Honeysuckle tolerates harsh winters well, so it does not require shelter.
Reproduction of edible honeysuckle Bazhovskaya
Propagation occurs by rooting annual shoots or cuttings. The most time-consuming method is seed.
To grow honeysuckle from a cutting, take a shoot 20 cm long, always from a young branch and drop it at an angle of 45О by 2/3. Before planting, the soil must be abundantly moistened.
With the layering method, the lower branch is attached to the ground with a bracket or wire and sprinkled with earth.
seed way:
- Collect seeds from selected fruits at the end of summer, dry them.
- In autumn, a layer of sand is placed in the container, watered and seeds are sown.
- Cover the container with a lid.
- Sent until spring to the bottom shelf in the refrigerator.
- Water the seeds every 2 weeks.
In the spring, the seeds are transplanted into fertile soil, cover the container with a film and send it to a semi-dark place. When the first shoots of honeysuckle appear, the film is removed. Seedlings are planted in open ground in September. The land around the young honeysuckle must be mulched.
Honeysuckle pollinators Bazhovskaya
All varieties of honeysuckle are cross-pollinated. If it does not bloom, it means that plants of the same variety are planted on the site. For the fruiting of honeysuckle Bazhovskaya, the optimal pollinators are: “Sorceress”, “Sineglazka” and “Amphora”.
Diseases and pests
Despite the unpretentiousness and resistance to diseases, honeysuckle Bazhovskaya can still suffer from a number of pests:
- Honeysuckle aphid. Its appearance is characterized by yellowing of the bush. You can get rid of it by spraying infusions of pepper, tobacco or garlic. Suitable drug “Eleksar” and “Aktara”.
- Honeysuckle mite. In the presence of this pest, dark spots appear on the leaves, and by the end of summer the leaves become brown, and can even dry out completely. To get rid of the tick, use “Aktellik” or “Rogor”. Thinning is also recommended, since its appearance is often associated with a strong thickening of the planting.
- Honeysuckle Fingerwing. A characteristic sign of the appearance of the pest is the darkening of the fruit at the ripening stage. Honeysuckle berries shrivel and actively crumble. You can get rid of the problem with the help of “Inta-Vir”, a tincture of potatoes or tomatoes is suitable.
- Powdery mildew. The appearance of this problem is characterized by a whitish coating on the underside of the honeysuckle leaves. The drug “Topaz” or the treatment of foliage with wood ash helps from it.
If honeysuckle Bazhovskaya is infected with phytoviruses, then no means will help, the bushes are completely dug up and burned. In the presence of a phytovirus, brown spots and a light green hue appear on the foliage along the central vein.
The plant rarely gets sick, but if it was hit by a phytovirus, then the bush is completely destroyed
Conclusion
Honeysuckle Bazhovskaya is not only an unpretentious culture and gives tasty and healthy fruits, but also an ornamental plant that will decorate any site. With proper care, the bush can bear fruit up to 25-30 years.
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